Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-09-20

kid in its mothers milk You have no right
to make this child condemn her father"
"Silence in COURT" cried the judge, "or
shall clear the hall"
Tho president Of the tribunal" or chiei
magistrate of the court of assizes, ordered
that the child be brought TO him
"My child" said he, do you know that
nang'
ayes, it Is my father" ,,.
ado you love himF' Syl>
ayes" -" sss.SF
"Where is your motherl" H10
"She is dead" ';NT
"What caused her to dieP
II do not know
"You saw from your balcony man 60 into
Larouette's house and kill him. Was it your
fathergn
The child made negative sign.
"Your mother saw him, too-your poor
dead mother. You loved her, did you notI'
"Oh, yes, sir.n
"Then try to remember. for her sake, whai
or who you saw that night"
IL did not see anything"
The president then addressed Roger:
"The silence of this child accuses you"
| "Alas, sir" said Roger, II begged her to
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"What she saw must be more terrible "a
say than what she leaves us to believe by her
silence"
"Did your mother tell you to deny having
seen anythingi7
"No, sir, she did not"
"Did you see your father or not, child Re.
member, it is his life that is trembling on
your lips"
AZ have told you all, so many, many times
that | saw nothing, nothing at oil Please dc
not try to make me tell lie"
Here the unhappy little creature burst into
tears.
"Why do you cry, my childi" asked the
president.
because my papa is crying"
Here one of the jury arose. He could bear
t 'nne no longer. II think, your honor,
"rd all that is necessary"
is were in tears, and the presi-
de. was very willing that the little
ma. pared further suffering, and she
was out by an officer and given to the
tender caro- of the uncle and aunt who
awaited her.
Then they questioned Roger, and he an
swered all the questions in detail, repeating
what he had told them before, but was so ex-
hausted when all was done that he could not
hold himself straight in his chair, but he had
not given the name of his mysterious debtor
When Lucien rose, sustained by his
crutches, and his poor MANNED limbs ending
with wooden stumps, there was a murmur Of
pity all through the hall, and several men,
bers of the jury could scarcely restrain their
tears He opened his plea slowly, In low
voice at first, but which warmed into elo.
quence as he went over step by step Rogers
past life and history, told Of his courage and
devotion to his country, his family, his friend,
and then tried TO show that such 4 man could
not have become murderer even to save bis
business from ruin. He made them feel that
q man so honorable as Roger must hold an
others secret safe at the risk and sacrifice Of
his own life, and that the secret Of the person
who gave him this money was sacred and
might even be baptized in blood. He had
spoken an hour and was now about to attack
the evidence and try TO prove that this was a
case of mistaken identity, and that probably
Henriette and Suzanne had seen some one
whom they imagined from resemblance to
Roger to be him, and that 1t was an easy
matter to be mistaken, under such circum-
stances and in the excitement, when one Of
the officers OF the court handed him q small
note marked important; read at once"
Even while continuing his speech Lucien
opened the note and the envelope fell un-
needed to the floor. Still speaking he opened
out the sheet which bore but few lines in an
unknown handwriting, and then he took up
glass Of water and read as he drank. At
first he did not understand it. This was
what IL contained:
SYou undertake the defense Of Roger La